From Adam and Eve to chemsex: 80 great quotes about love and romance

"Isn't what we mean by 'falling in love' a kind of sickness and craziness, an illusion, a blindness to what the loved person is really like"
(Sigmund Freud)

EROS, the Greek god of love and sexual desire, is usually depicted as a young winged boy, with his bow and arrows at the ready, to either shoot into the hearts of gods or mortals which would rouse them to desire. Lovers from all over the world gather in London's Piccadilly Circus to meet by the statue of Eros, created by Alfred Gilbert, that was erected in 1892–1893 to commemorate Lord Shaftesbury. Here's a handy guide to expressing yourself if you happen to fall in love with a tourists next time you're in central London: